Bullying Among Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence and...
AbstractThis study examined: (a) the prevalence of bullying and victimization among adolescents with ASD, (b) whether they correctly perceived bullying and victimization, and (c) whether Theory of Mind...
View ArticleEducational Priorities for Children with Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome
AbstractThere are few data on the educational needs of children with cri-du-chat syndrome: a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects learning and development. We therefore designed an Internet survey...
View ArticleCommunication in Individuals with Rett Syndrome: an Assessment of Forms and...
AbstractIn the present study we assessed the forms and functions of prelinguistic communicative behaviors for 120 children and adults with Rett syndrome using the Inventory of Potential Communicative...
View ArticleUse of Computer-Based Interventions to Teach Communication Skills to Children...
AbstractThe purpose of this review is to provide a systematic analysis of studies involving the use of computer-based interventions (CBI) to teach communication skills to children with autism spectrum...
View ArticleCamera-Based Microswitch Technology to Monitor Mouth, Eyebrow, and Eyelid...
AbstractA camera-based microswitch technology was recently used to successfully monitor small eyelid and mouth responses of two adults with profound multiple disabilities (Lancioni et al., Res Dev...
View ArticleNature, Prevalence, and Characteristics of Challenging Behavior
AbstractChallenging behaviors are among the most serious and studied problems in the field of developmental disabilities (Matson et al. 2011). An increasing number of studies are being published that...
View ArticleFunction of Challenging Behaviors
AbstractThis chapter presents a selection of studies on functional analysis of challenging behaviors to illustrate the procedural conditions involved in the analysis and the possible results of it...
View ArticleUse of Computer-Based Interventions to Promote Daily Living Skills in...
AbstractWe provide a systematic analysis of studies investigating the effectiveness of computer-based interventions (CBI) to promote daily living skills (e.g., navigating public transit, shopping, and...
View ArticleIncontinence in Individuals with Rett Syndrome: A Comparative Study
AbstractFrequency and type of incontinence and its association with other variables were assessed in females with Rett Syndrome (RS) (n = 63), using an adapted Dutch version of the ‘Parental...
View ArticleComparing Three Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modes for Children...
AbstractWe compared acquisition, maintenance, and preference for three AAC modes in four children with developmental disabilities (DD). Children were taught to make general requests for preferred items...
View ArticleTechnology-Based Programs to Support Adaptive Responding and Reduce Hand...
AbstractThese two single-case studies assessed the use of microswitch clusters to support adaptive responses and reduce problem behavior with two adults with multiple disabilities. Study I involved a...
View ArticleFunctional Analysis and Functional Communication Training in the Classroom...
AbstractEffectiveness of functional analysis (FA) and functional communication training (FCT) on challenging behavior was assessed in three children with Angelman syndrome (AS). Analogue FA conditions...
View ArticleA Video-Based Package to Teach a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Write...
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to trial a procedure involving point-of-view video modeling, backward chaining and reinforcement to teach a child with ASD to write her name. Video modeling and...
View ArticleIncreasing On-Task Behavior in Students in a Regular Classroom: Effectiveness...
AbstractSelf-management strategies have been shown to be widely effective. However, limited classroom-based research exists involving low performing but developmentally normal high school-aged...
View ArticleAssistive Technology for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders
AbstractThis chapter reviews research involving the use of assistive technology in the education and treatment of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The chapter is organized in three sections...
View ArticleFamilies of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Intervention and Family...
AbstractAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by communication and social impairments, and restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests (American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic...
View ArticlePivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A...
AbstractIntervention studies evaluating pivotal response treatment (PRT) were systematically identified and analyzed. Forty-three studies were summarized in terms of (a) participant characteristics,...
View ArticleEducational Priorities for Individuals with Angelman Syndrome: A Study of...
AbstractThe priorities of parents of children with intellectual disability should be considered when selecting educational goals. To this end, 77 parents of children with Angelman syndrome (AS)...
View ArticleAn iPad-Based Intervention for Teaching Picture and Word Matching to a...
AbstractiPads® have been successfully used as speech-generating devices (SGD) for children with ASD and limited speech, but little research has investigated the use of iPads to enhance academic skills,...
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